Strange but true campaign slogans

From the wacky to the downright weird, check out these strange but true campaign slogans from over the years.

Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too -- 1840 U.S. presidential slogan of William Henry Harrison and Vice President John Tyler. Tippecanoe was Harrison's nickname from an 1811 battle against American Indians.

We Polked you in '44, We shall Pierce you in '52 -- The 1852 presidential campaign slogan of Democrat Franklin Pierce. The '44 referred to the 1844 election of fellow Democrat James K. Polk as president.

Get Clean for Gene -- 1968 presidential campaign slogan of Democrat Eugene McCarthy. It references some anti-war students with long hair who chose to cut their hair and shave their beards to go door-to-door for McCarthy.

All The Way With LBJ -- The 1964 presidential campaign slogan for Lyndon B. Johnson, who assumed the presidency in 1963 following the assassination of John Kennedy.

The Economy, Stupid -- A phrase James Carville had coined as a campaign strategist of Bill Clinton's successful 1992 presidential campaign against incumbent George H. W. Bush.

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